The aim of study was to investigate the predictive role of academic resilience and mental health in the academic enthusiasm of physical education students at the University of Baghdad. This study is applied in terms of its purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data type. The statistical population included 720 physical education students at the University of Baghdad in the academic year 2024-2025, of which 256 were selected as a sample through the Morgan table through the proportional stratified random sampling method. Fredericks, Blumenfeld, and Paris (2004) Academic Enthusiasm Questionnaires, Samuels (2004) Academic Resilience Questionnaires, and Goldberg and Hiller (1979) Mental Health Questionnaires were used. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by subject matter experts using content validity methods, and its reliability was estimated to be 0.84, 0.77, and 0.89, respectively, using the Cronbach's alpha method. The results of the study showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the variables of academic resilience and academic enthusiasm of students (r=0.51 and P=0.001), mental health and academic enthusiasm (r=0.41 and P=0.001), and academic resilience and mental health (r=0.63 and P=0.001). Also, academic resilience and mental health explain a total of 53% of the variance of academic enthusiasm scores. The variables of academic resilience (p=0.001, β=0.464) and mental health (p=0.001, β=0.321) are able to predict academic enthusiasm positively and significantly., designing and implementing programs to improve academic resilience and regular screening of students' mental health are suggested as operational strategies to increase their academic enthusiasm.